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How This Founder Turned “Uber For Kids” Into A $1B+ Tech Unicorn
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August 11, 2026
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33:40Now PlayingHow do you build a multi-billion-dollar tech unicorn by completely rewriting a generational, 80-year-old industry?
In this interview, ForbesWomen Editor Maggie McGrath, sits with Ritu Narayan, the co-founder and CEO of Zum, shares the incredible story of how she set out to solve a deeply personal parenting challenge and ended up modernizing the largest mass transit system in America. From her early days of personally driving the school vehicles to navigating a high-stakes pivot from an "Uber for kids" model to the "AWS for student transportation," Narayan explains how she scaled Zoom to over $2.6 billion in total contract value. She also opens up about surviving a crucible moment just three weeks from running out of money, solving the national school bus driver shortage, and why she believes being an "underdog" over the age of 50 is her absolute greatest advantage.
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